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[From The Archives] What Makes a Good Steward?

by Ruth Hollis | Featured Articles, Showing and Judging | 0 comments

This piece first appeared in Fur & Feather, 2 July 1970, author uncredited. It was written before the days of block entry. -Ed Everyone knows the importance of the judge, but without his righthand man, the steward, the judge is greatly handicapped. A conscientious...

House of Mouse – a Tale of Greasy Mice

by Sarah Cudbill | Featured Articles, Husbandry | 0 comments

House of Mouse – a Tale of Greasy Mice
A few years ago, and occasionally since, my mice suffered an outbreak of an illness that rapidly spread throughout the boxes. The main symptom was greasy, wet looking fur on suckling young. Most didn’t die but some did and they were certainly set back and/or...

Trophy of the Month – The T B Mason Memorial Mouse & Rat Cup [EDITED]

by Steven Goss | Featured Articles, Trophies | 0 comments

Trophy of the Month – The T B Mason Memorial Mouse & Rat Cup [EDITED]
A silver two-handled cup in the Art Deco style inscribed with the date 1925. It is awarded for Best in Show at the Bradford Championship Show and was first compet- ed for that same year and won by A D Campey. The cup stands approximately 51⁄4 inches (13cm) high on its...

House of Mouse

by Sarah Cudbill | Featured Articles, Showing and Judging | 0 comments

House of Mouse
Recently Stephan asked on the Facebook group for photos of mice with faults. These are to display on the club website. Sadly for me but not the website, I have a plethora of faulty stock. I have started taking and forwarding a few pictures for the website and thought...

Trophy of the Month – The Mice Team Cup

by Steven Goss | Featured Articles, Trophies | 0 comments

Trophy of the Month – The Mice Team Cup
This silver plated cup stands 11¼ inches (28 cm) high on its plinth and is awarded for the Best Team of Three at the London Championship Show. However, it started life as The Novice Cup and bears the further inscription “Late N.M.C. Novice Cup for Best Exhibit bred by...

A Day’s Judging

by Sarah Cudbill | Featured Articles, Showing and Judging | 0 comments

A Day’s Judging
Alarm goes off at 5am. Up, cup of tea, feed animals. Judging coat packed, rules and standards book packed. Specs, pen, wipes packed. Set off. Mark drives, I read the rules and standards twice as I always do on the way to a judging appointment (and sometimes during...
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